"Ah, making love with my new pet isn't fun! It seems like this city is more fun than home."Alessio leaned back on the sofa and put his legs on the table. Since then, I have been separating files regarding my underground business. I have recently worked on a new business. It turns out my group was acting up. They couldn't collect the debt, and I should have received payment on time."You called a woman a pet! How long do you want to be like that? Aren't you bored of playing around all the time?" I said.So far, I have never stopped Alessio from having fun. Suppose there is a caste in my family. It's like all responsibility is delegated to me. Meanwhile, my sister was pampered as she was the only girl child. Alessio is a pest in the family.If it weren't for my mother, who always tried to keep Alessio at home, I think my father would have lost patience with him."How about you? Have you fucked your new toy yet?" he replied. He didn't care about the meaning of the sentences I said to hi
HARPERWith every step, I felt angry with myself. Why am I just silent? Why do I think cornered, right? Am I serious about this game?Harper, wake up. This is just a marriage on paper. Mattia and I have no ties that make me feel fully responsible for this relationship—a fake relationship with a mutually beneficial agreement."What are you doing here?" Italian accent that sounds familiar to my ears. I changed my sitting position and hugged my knees."I should be the one asking. Why are you still here? Aren't you guys going to dinner?" I answered wearily."What the hell is that?" he seethed."What is it? What?" I knit my eyebrows."I'm asking you, baby girl! The rule is after I ask you a question, you have to answer it, not reply to me with another question.I clenched my fists, holding my mood steady. Can someone understand? I'm a pregnant woman, and I'm trying desperately to control my feelings."Alright, just ask whatever you want to ask, but tomorrow! I'm tired now!""You haven't wo
I was a little disturbed by Harper's words. Her way of saying this is about how much self-esteem she has as a good woman. But it's not me if I have to have sympathy for her. I felt responsible for treating her heart when I carried her to the room. So, I feel like I'll be fine tomorrow."What's on your mind, Son?" my mother asked. She opened up a conversation in between our dinner."Nothing, Mama!" I answered.I raised my head again, looking at them all. We sat on a circle of benches. The only thing that made me feel unfamiliar was Lucia's presence."How did you come here, Lucia? I thought you were busy with your career as a model!" I said. It's been a long time since I last communicated with Lucia.We never spoke to each other, but I always watched her. Hire my men to monitor Lucia's activities in my home country."Mama asked her to come! Last time, someone caused trouble with her, so Lucia was asked to rest by her agency for a few weeks. That's why I was worried about her condition,
I'm not a morning person. I rushed out of the room, avoiding Mattia. But what a beautiful morning it was when I met Lucia. As a fellow woman, I understand the meaning of Lucia's eyes very well.There is still love between them. That's what I caught."Just clean up first, then go to the dining table to have breakfast with the others," said Mattia, standing at the door.Sometimes, Mattia's body scent can be different at any time. Our breaths met each other when my eyes were in sync with his. I smelled a musky scent from his body, sometimes a damp ocean scent, and last night. I think I smell the scent of rain from Mattia.Maybe because he was lying next to me, my sense of smell unconsciously picked up a new scent."I just want to have breakfast in my room!" I replied"You don't want to respect my family? I told you, we have to…""Didn't you hear what your ex-girlfriend just said? Or do you want to pretend you didn't hear?" I repliedMattia wet his lower lip and stood straight with a flat
"What the hell? She's a terrible woman. Luckily, we were able to find you," said Gio, following us.I was confused; they came alone without Harper. Before I could ask, Giovanna had already let go of her annoyance. Her breath became ragged, and she stomped her feet on the ground. "I'm really angry now!" she screamed.Gio is expressive about everything. That's why sometimes, she can't control the words that come out of her mouth. It doesn't matter if someone will be offended or not. For her, it is important to express what she feels."Where's Harper?" I asked calmly."You're still asking about her? You don't care what she did to us, Mattia?""What do you mean, Gio? Where are the toys…. I mean, sister-in-law". Alessio almost said his nickname to Harper was like my new toy. That's how he called Harper."At first, she wanted the apple at the end of the branch just because the color of the apple was bright. She asked me to climb upstairs because she was pregnant. She said to use her shoes t
HARPERI found myself in the middle of the forest outside my area. Of course, I couldn't shift into my wolf form, even if I wanted to. The circumstances around here limit me, especially since I'm pregnant.There are many boundaries that I have to maintain; I even feel that during pregnancy, my body seems to change quite a lot. My energy, even my mood."My feet are swollen!" I contacted Agnes via my mind link. I left my cell phone at home and couldn't contact Mattia at all.I wondered whether they had left me on purpose or had simply forgotten me."Are you sure you don't want me to come pick you up?" Agnes replied"It's okay! I will be fine!" that's what I remember. Convincing myself that everything is still within my reach.My feet easily get sore, and even my baby seems to be starting to feel my anxiety. This wasn't right, but I still forced myself to move and got home. I was shocked to see the horses were already in their stalls."Oh my gosh, it turns out Mattia is home!" I grumbled
MATTIAMy horse is mahogany colored. It usually disagrees with new people. When I took Harper with me, my horse accepted it. So, I think Harper is not a dangerous person.But why do I hear her cunning attitude like this?"Daddy?" I was shocked to meet my father. I knew he intended to talk to me.What Harper said to my mother was a mistake. I'm not interested in explaining everything to Harper, but my mother? My mother's past regarding this family could be better. I can say my mother never considered us a Mafia family. She had bad memories of this."Your mother cried when she came back to the room! I asked, but she didn't explain! So Giovanna explained everything to me," he said.We sat in the lounge room. But if it were just me and my father in this room, important conversations would only end between us. My father wouldn't let anyone else know what we talked about, including our family."For a long time, I have maintained family traditions. Our organization is my family, but you are
HARPER"What on earth, Mabel? You? You suddenly brought me here." I was silent at the gate of Orazio's special farm.My eyes combed the view of the farm from left to right, noticing horse pens, chickens, and ducks. Not far away, in a different place, there was a pig and cow pen, and I thought it was deer or sheep. I'm still trying to figure that out."Mr Mattia asked me to bring you here as a form of you having to serve your sentence," she replied"Punishment? For something I didn't do!" I protested, even though I had already told Mabel about what happened in the forest. I just don't understand. Why don't they believe me?Am I doing something wrong? Or have they hated me since I came to this place? Mattia offered me this marriage contract, which I accepted because I wanted to take advantage of it.Technically, we leverage each other. It doesn't matter if they don't like me, and it's okay if they don't accept me. But if they make things difficult for me like this, I actually feel like
MATTIAI tried to give Lucia clear boundaries about how she should behave. When I said that our relationship was over a long time ago, Lucia was silent for a moment. She met my gaze more heavily than usual.“You don’t know what you’ve said Mattia, if you want to hear my explanation then….”“Wait a minute!” I raised my hand, asking Lucia to stop talking for a moment. There was an incoming call, and when Mabel’s name was written on the screen. I felt the need to answer her phone call.“I am sorry sir, I wanted to let you know that Harper went out. She took her car, to a bar! Probably her regular bar downtown,” Mabel said.I rolled my eyes lazily, how could this woman act naughty when I wasn't around. She should have asked my permission first, let alone hearing her go to the bar. I just felt uneasy."We're going home now," I said. Suddenly I felt, information from Mabel was much more important to me first, than listening to Lucia's complaints for now. I couldn't stand hearing Harper go t
HARPERManage my feelings!Yes, that's what I should have done. I didn't expect Mattia to do something like this with me. He's never invited me to his bed before. Even though we went through everything with the contract, last night was different.I can't involve my feelings with him any more than this, because after our contract is over, I will leave this Mannor, and we will divorce. I have even found a new life to repair my vineyard, so it is easy for me to pay off my debt to Mattia.“Have you taken your morning pill?” Mabel asked, as soon as she entered my room. Today, I had the courage to have dinner with the others, even though Mattia and Lucia were not there. Mabel really controls everything for me in mannor. She knows everything about me, and there is nothing I can hide from her. Even when Mattia and I have a relationship that requires us to touchI think, because Aldo was there, so I felt calm enough for that. But, I couldn't avoid Nicolas' gaze on me. It seemed like he hated m
MATTIAFor the first time, I felt a flutter when a woman said something about love to me. It seemed like I was really out of my mind. Letting Harper do all this to me. As if I would never finish getting whatever she needed from me.It was like, I had to endure a lot of things, only to find Harper as such a calm innocent girl, and I also got comfort from her. I felt something stirring inside Harper. Maybe she was feeling excited, so she didn't think about what came out of her mouth.“How did you do it?” I said.“Doing what?” she replied. I just realized, her face blushed redder than before. Her cheeks also looked more adorable, right?However, this reality really hit me in a matter of seconds. I thought, I would be lulled by it, making Harper the light in the darkness of my life. Maybe Harper is not dirty in me.But, there will be no happily ever after fairy tale for us “Alright, go to sleep. You’ve worked hard today” I said, caressing her cheek. I didn’t reply anything to the words of
HARPERMattia's command was like magic to me. In a matter of seconds, he could control me as he pleased. I thought, after the incident at the pool, he wouldn't have any intention of touching me for a while. That's why I kept my distance.Ever since Nicolas embarrassed me in front of Lucia, I don't have the guts to sit at the same table with them. Not because I'm scared, but I'm more afraid of not being able to control my wolf.If my emotions are controlled by my wolf, then I can no longer think rationally. That way, I'm afraid of hurting Lucia. I don't know how long I can hold myself back. It's like I have to control everything in a short time. My wolf is wilder than me, and humans like the inhabitants of this manor, won't be able to control my anger.So, I chose to keep everything to myself, it was better that Mattia didn't know anything that Lucia and Nicolas had done to me. I didn't seem interested in causing a scene between them. Although Mattia probably wouldn't defend me. I mean
MATTIA“What? It’s been two days since he had dinner in his room, and today he doesn’t want to join the others?” I asked.Mabel nodded her head “Yes sir, she said she will have dinner in her room again today”“What does she do all day, Mabel?”“Just the usual routine. Not much new for her to do. She’s been into gardening lately, like planting some roses.”I thought, this might have something to do with the nightmare that Harper had. I also haven't talked to Harper for a few days, because I'm busy with my work. Moreover, I want to attack Andreas and his family.“Are you sure she didn't say anything to you, Mabel?”“Nothing Mr. Mattia,” she replied.It was me who was not satisfied with Mabel's answer. But, after I thought about it again. I don't think there should be any guilt between us. I mean, Harper shouldn't have taken everything Lucia said to her at the pool seriously.If only Harper knew that we were bound by a contract with each other. Then, there would be nothing serious to kee
MATTIAI don't like how Aldo acts as if he understands Harper's feelings. When he asks me whether I have fallen in love with Harper, I choose not to answer.It's like, I've already decided not to go too far with this girl. However, when Mabel reported that Harper had returned to the manor, she immediately headed to the private library. It made me hate her even more, hearing that she was lonely.I don't want Harper to feel that way while I'm around her. Well, it's time to have some fun with her. I was feeling warm inside her again.It was a passionate kiss at first, until Lucia's voice came and surprised me. Her voice was high, and her eyes seemed to look down on Harper, giving off an intimidating pressure.Harper stepped to the edge of the pool. She immediately climbed up to grab her kimono towel from the hanger, but Lucia's steps were too fast to approach her. She slapped Harper right on Harper's right cheek."How dare you seduce my man!" said Lucia.I got out of the pool. "Lucia, wh
HARPERThis is really something. Teressa is threatening me, as if there is nothing else she can do, but put this kind of pressure on me. I mean, why does she have to do something like this?I've let go of everything. Letting them get married, and I lost my baby. But, as if not satisfied to let me be at peace. Teressa only came to threaten me.“Teressa, instead of arguing with me using only your mouth. Are you interested in fighting me in the arena?” I said tiredly. I was really fed up with her ranting. What a spoiled girl, she only relies on her mother, and dares to talk to me like this.“I won’t do such a damn thing! For what? I really appreciate my body now. You just don’t know how much Wilder paid to hire a specialist doctor for my pregnancy program.”"Then? Are you pregnant?" I asked, smiling faintly. I'm sure Teressa took my question as a threat to belittle her.She should have known, that I'm not the Harper I used to be. I mean, I even have power now. I'm the wife of a Mafia, wh
MATTIAAs Lucia wished, she followed me to the office. I just thought she needed to find a new atmosphere, especially now that she has decided to take a break from modeling. So maybe she needs an idea of how to work in the business world."No, I don't like this one. Just look at her clothes. Are you planning to come here to work, or to be a stripper, huh?" snapped Lucia.Ten women were already in line, waiting for my next test. I had intended to choose a candidate I considered worthy to be my secretary. However, Lucia rejected almost all of them."This is the last one, sir," Rocco reminded me."What?" I gasped.It turned out that Lucia rejected ten women. She insisted on choosing a secretary for me because she was a woman and had women's feelings."Lucia, I think we need to find the right one and….""They are all wrong, Mattia!" said Lucia firmly.The last woman raised her eyebrows in annoyance. "Sorry, Maam. How can you judge me as inappropriate? I have a resume that can satisfy you,
HARPERAs I expected, Aldo wasn't very forthright with his explanation. I asked him to tell me what he knew, but he was just busy calming me down.However, I can't deny it. Aldo really made me feel better. He has his own way, as if he understands the anxiety I feel. He tries to dive into my feelings, then so cleverly understands me.Two days later, I was back to being usual Harper. Even though I'm not a morning person, today I was quite excited to do some things."So, I think it's time for us to do a major renovation of your father's office. We need to revive that office, in the same field as your father once did," said my uncleHe brought some sketches for the renovation. Since earlier, my eyes seemed to sparkle looking at the sketches. Although, there was still a little doubt in my heart.Really, I can? In addition to the grape plantation, my father has a property business. Generally, people who live in luxury apartments are my father's customers. However, because my father's compan